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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16
THE SONG he NEVER WROTE.

Els thoughts were song, his life VA singing;
Mems heartst ike harps 10 held and smote,
But in his heart went ever ringing,
Ringing, the song he never wrote.
lowering. pausing. Turing. heeting,
farther blue. . brighter mote.
The vanished sound OF swift winds meeting.
The opal swept beneath the boat;
Agleam OF wings forever flaming.
Never folded in nest or cote:
Secrets OF joy, past name or naming:
Measures Of bliss, past dole or rots;
Echoes OF music. always flying.
Always echo. never the note:
Pulses Of life, past life, past dying
All these in the song be never wrote.
Dead at Last. and the people. weeping.
Turned from his grave With wringfDg hands-
What shall Ne do, now he lies sleeping.
His sweet song silent in our landsi
Just As his voica grew clearer. s~trouger"-
This was tho thought that keenest smots-
20 Deathi couldst thou not spare him louserf
Alas, for the songs be never wrotei"
Helen Hunt Jackson
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16
A Man Who Defes Dietetic Rulaa.

"A man VIII Oef1eS Dietetic Rules.
Professor George Cromwell Is probabl,
one Of the busiest men in the busy hive Of
New York. He is professor Of music in th.
intervals between his exhibitions on tb.
stage, and has other various avocations, ar
tstic and literary. With all the arduou.
occupation of his body and mind in which
rest" seems to be actually only ''change
OF work." he eats but one meal-one 50.
called square meal-a day. Yet his health
IS good beyond the average. There was q
time, he says, when he was the AFFECT
slave, however, Of q case Of chronic dys-
pepsia.
"And how did you get rid of it?'' he was
asked, in the interest of thousands of suffer-
ing fellow mortals.
II came across an old frank Of a pbysi-
clan who told me never to eat unless when
l was hungry, and always then, wherever
l might he, and at any time, day or night"
The professor, as be spoke, was At Fulton
market ensconced at one of Dorlun's
tables, behind q series Of dishes.
"Thi is other peoples lunch hour. felt
like dinner. l have ordered one and shall
eat it. 1t is my last meal to-day. 1 have
no doubt it will suffice until midnight.
Should l feel hungry, l will eat then, but
not otherwise. I follow the old PHYSICIANS
advice. 1 have eaten at midnight, at 2 and
. O'Clock in the morning, in fact, at any
and every hour in the t%wenty-four when
appetite demanded, you see the rule agrees
with me-"
His appearance did not contradict his
words What he said started a train of
thought as to the curious exceptions which
some people are to the ordinary laws of
health and nature. But are these laws
what we believe them to be? Where is the
physician who would prescribe anything
but regularity Of meals and a schedule Of
diet for the professors quondam ailment.
what do the fowls Of the air or the ami.
mails Of the forest know of such a SYSTEM,
The wild horse of Tartary, feeding as he
lists or can, o~utlives in q handsomer BODY
The docile creature which man has domesti-
Gated to his service and to bis three meals a
day.-Brooklyn Letter."
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16
A Locomotive Fireman's Work.

II don't know Of a harder worked man
than the locomotive fireman, " said an old
engineer.
The average man thinks that all the fire.
mar has to do is to ride in the cab and cccas-
ionally throw in a stick of wood or a shovel
tul OF coal. The truth is that from the time
the fireman leaves his outgoing station until
re reaches the end of his run it is almost a
constant struggle to keep up steam-"-Ar-
ansaw Traveller.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16
Secret of Stanley's Success,

One Of explorer Stanley's remark,
threw light upon the secret of his great sue.
cess in entering the country with a handful
OF whites and planting his stations along
LOO miles Of the river without a Single
hostile encounter with the the natives.
lin all my work on the Congo, he said
II never met an influential native or Arab
whom l did not study as I would a book.
Terrible cutthroats, thieves and rascals MANY
OF them, but if there was a weak point in
them somewhere through which l could get
hold of them, if there was anything about
them that would make them in the Slightest
degree useful to me, it was my business to
find it out. It was my constant study to
make as many friends as possible, and to
utilize each of the native chiefs accordingly
as he proved himself most capable of aiding
my enterprise"
why is it, Mr.. Stanley" the explorer
was asked, that The Congo authorities have
~andon the stations hat they have estab-
llshed at Msuata, Kidamouth, Bolobo, and
other points along the river? Is it not a
TACT that they now maintain only about half
as many posts along the upper river as six
teen months ago."
"These stations have been abandoned"
Mr.. Stanley replied, 'because they are no
longer needed. l established a number of
them merely to serve a temporary purpose.
They were started at a time when we had to
guard our entire river front. De Brazza and
his comrades north Of the river were all ready
to seize for France any territory that we had
formally acquired. Portugal was greedy
TO extend her borders south of the river.
These stations were vantage points from
which we watched our rivals and guarded
any surprise they might be preparing
for Us. There is now no important terri.
torial dispute. The Berlin conference set
lied most details Of the boundary question. |
The Congo state therefore has no further
lse for many Of its stations. The present
Intention is not to keep up a large number !
II small stations but to support a few large
strong posts. between which frequent
communication will be kept Up BY steam.
eete"-Nsw York Sun,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16

Col. Glider, who started for the North
Pole not long since with such a grand
flourish OF trumpets, is now in New York
attending to a few matters of business.
He says he has scored a great success up
North, but as yet he hasn't given it away.
de will take a fresh start when the daisies
bloom and. after joining his companion
whom be left in the Hudson Bay country,
he will make a bee line for that undiscoy-
cred bourne-theN North Pole. Col. Glider
10 bound to continue a subject for news
paper discussion, even if he has to provoke
1t BY starting for the polar regions every
spring,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16

John Sherman has beeu politically knock
Cd down and dragged out in bis fight for the
Presidency more than once. but with that
courage and persisteHcy which characterize
the Ohio ofice-seeker he comes smiling to
the front again. Just at present he is
down South shaking hands with the OLD
carpet-bae delegates he succeeded in coral
ling when he was Secretary OF the Treasury.
de wants them again in IS. but of course
he doesn't talk politics. He says be doesn't
want it to enter his head for two weeks,
and John Sherman is not the man to per-
init a thing to enter his head when be has
put his loot upon it.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16
Acting Under Trying Circumstances.

Acting Under Trying circumstances.
Denman Thompson, the well known hu
morous actor, performed in Philadelphia on
evening under most trying circumstances,
He had been greatly worried over the new,
OF the illness of his much beloved little Swear
old granddaughter in New York city, but 4
telegram in the afternoon brought tid;-gs o.
her improvement. After the curtain wa
about to rise, however, a later message an
n%ouncing the child's death was handed "a
him and almost Frustrated him with grief.
Speaking of it, with tears in his eyes, MIR.
Thompson said: The curtain was rising, the
audience waiting, and with a heart heavy
with grief l nc my sorrow, acted my part,
and the audience never knew what that
nights work cost me. There are times when
an actor has to act in more senses than one.
His audience must be satisfied. His sorrows
are his own, not theirs. A good actor can
dlssimulate under any circumstances. I got
my first lesson years ago, when my bow Law
lay dead at home and l was feigning hilaritz
on the stage."-New Orleans Times Demo
Graf.
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HER r GLOVE.

Oh, little glove. do l but dream l hold thee,
So warm, SO sweet. and tawny as her hair!
Nay! from her hand tonight l dared unfold thea
As We went DOWN the stair.
She said no word; she did not praise nor blamem me;
She is so proud. so proud and cold and fair!
All! dear, my love, thy silence did not shame me,
As we went down the stair,
Thy dark eyes flashed; thy regal robes arrayed
thee
In queenly grace, and pride beyond compare:
But on thy cheek a sudden red betrayed thee.
As We went down the stair.
Olady mine, some near night will prove theei
By this soft glove l know that l may dare
Take thy white hand and whisper, Sweet, love
thee"
As We GO down the stair!
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16
A GOLDEN DREAx.

Since gold has ever enlisted the most in
tense interest in civilized man, the variou'
operations for extracting it from the depth
OF the earth are likewise interesting in
greater or less degree. This interest is not
always measured by the success or failure
OF such operations, but more frequently BY
the peculiar circumstances by which they
may or may not be surrounded. Three
hundred years before Cahfornia's golden
lame filled the world, the adventurous
Spaniard was engaged in gathering gold by
ship loads from the western shores of Mex.
leo to Cape Horn. Mr.. Bancroft in his
Mexico III narrates an interesting incident
OF the dreamy days belonging to those ear
lier times.
Three leagues from the city of Granada
in the Lake OF Nicaragua. Central America,
is the volcano Massaya in the bowels of
which a fiery liquid eternally boiled. The
fact that the ebullition was perpetual,
never discharging anything but smoke and
fame. and never becoming reduced by evap-
GRAFTON. led q Dominican Friar, named
Bias Del Castillo, to believe the molten mass
to be a precious metal. What q grand
idea,' thought he. ITO draw melted gold
from the bowels of the earth in buckets"
At length taking into his confidence other
Spaniards he agreed to descend to the floor
OF the crater and endeavor. if possible, to |
obtain some Of the precious liquid. For
this purpose he carried with him a bucket
piece OF thick sheet iron attached
to a long chain. Arriving at the door of
the crater he began paying out the chain.
One hundred and fifty fathoms ofthe chain
we're paid out, but as soon as it reached
he regions Of the fire below the bucket
'hrivelled, the chain melted Tor som dis
ance and the dream OF the gold drawers
vas over. The Spaniards withdrew from
he ~alluring -cene, meditating upon the un-
ertainty of volcanic mining operations.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16

The Omaha Republican thus pointedlv
refers TO that meeting Of Chicago preachers.
held the evening preceding the death of Bee
cher: "A preachers c inference. which will
discuss Tor hours whether it should send a
telegram OF coincidence TO the family of a
dying man who had more brains and relie.
ION than all the members OF the conference
put together, is not the sort of a body to
impress the world with the fact that 1.-The
greatest OF all is charity" The men who
were in this discussion are a disgrace to the
cloth and to a bright, progressive city like
Chicago"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16

frohibition Iowa is now after the hard
CIDER drinkers. A few days ago an Iowa
court ordered some hard cider wkich had
been submitted as evidence to be anaIv ,sd
ana the report OF the chemist was that it
more alcohol than cider. And
now a movement is to be inaugurated
against cider and the farmer who ha been
making his own appetizer will find his
cut off. Those Iowa prohibi.
tionists are terrors.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16
A COWBOYS HOSPITALITY.
Just Go Right In and Make Yourselve
at H~ome"-The Latch String Out.

Just Go Right in and Make Yourselves
at Home"-The Latch String Out.
One hot afternoon, as we were approach
ing Big Dry Creek, q cowboy suddenly rode
in sight on the crest of a ridge, and came
down the slope toward us at a swinging GAL
lop- He sat as erect as q bronze statue, and
had he been dashed 10 his horse like another
Mazeppa he could not have sat more per-
fectly motionless in his saddle. Instinct
lively We Strengthened up our tired shoulders,
and sat erect also. Evidently he wanted to
speaF to US. So we rode forward to meet
him, wondering the while whether bis man
ner would be agreeable or irritating.
After we had civilly exchanged how do
you-dos, he inquired if we had seen any
horses since morning. He had lost some
and up to that time, 2 O'Clock, had ridden
about twenty-five miles in search of them.
No, we had not seen any horses. So we fell
to asking questions about trails, creeks and
water holes. We were getting a deal of in
formation, when he suddenly exclaimed:
"Looky here, fellers! The best thing
you can do is to pull on to our ranch and
put up for a while. It's only twelve miles
from here. Take the trail that turns off to
the left, about three miles ahead. You
~ nho III WY a uOulc-LU6D OvS are
all off on the roundup, you know-but just
go right in and make yourselves at home"
isn't the door locked!'
Thunder, no! We never lock doors in
this country. Somebody might come along
hungry, and want to get in to get some
grub, or stay all night. If a cowboy wanted
to get in, and found the door locked, he'd |
just simply break it down
Aren't you afraid of thievess"
"Oh, no: nothing is ever stolen. A
mans upon his honor, you know; and, be-
sides, If q feller'd ever really steal any,
thing out OF a shack, the country'd soon b
too hot to hold him. Anybody that comes
to q shack hungry is expected to 20 in and
get q square meal, and stay all night il he
to-"
Isn't that privilege often abused,"
No; hardly ever. Say, you'll find q
up at the ranch and you can milk her
Il you want to. There are plenty of eggs
about the stable; if you want 'em 20 for
Just make yourselves at home, and
.tay as long as you like. IN be glad to
ave yer company"
A few more remarks were exchanged. and
hen our cowboy gathered up his reins and
aid:
"We1, I've got to finish nv circuit.
;wenty miles more, I reckon; 80 l must be
So long. Iu sec you Ut the ranch
bout sundown."
And finging the last remark over his
boulder at US his pony galloped rapidly
way, a moment later he rode over the ridge
nd disappeared--W. T. Hornaday in The
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16

Railroad interests declare three thousand
clerks will be needed to keep the Inter.
state Commerce law accounts with on two
hundred railroad companies controlling
10000 miles OF road, and they say that
the appropriation OF 500, 900 is ridicu-
lousy inadequate. Iron, lumber, petro-
Ieum, and general merchandise shippers
are all %anxiously awaiting the adjustment
OF freight rates.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Esta'e of Christopher Fl. Hart. deceased.
Notice Is hereby given bv the UNDERSIGNED,
ruollc Administrator and Administrator Of the
tst.t of Chr stopher H. Hart deceased. to the
credlthr s Of and all per ons having claims against
esssry vouchers. within ten months after the
flrst publication Of this not ce, to the said Ad-
mlnlsfrator at Probate Court Room in the CITY
OF butte IN the County Of silver Bow, N. T.
Dated February 1ith. 1897.
GEORGE PASCOE.l
Public Administrato aud Administrator
of the Estate of Christie H. Hart Deceased
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16
Professor Morse. First rec.n,.

I remember hearing Professor Morse de-
liver his first lecture On telegraphy. 1t was
in q small schoolhouse in a country town in
Pennsylvania. He had an assistant with him
and they arranged a wire around the room,
and. sitting a few yards apart, communicated
10 each other what was dictated BY any one
Of the audience. No one believed it to be
anything but a hoax, and we all laughed at
the idea of talking over a wire as Mr.. Morse
explained. Steamboat Inspector in Globe
Democrat
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16

There ia a heavy reduction of the fnan-
cial reserves in Eastern cities. The New
York banks have 81, 600, 900 less gold and
the country generally has $25, OOO, 900
mor Eastern capital is being thrown
into Chicago. ST. Paul, Kansas City and
other Western business centres.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16
Real Estate Transfers.

The following are among the instru,
ments filed with the County Recorder yes
terday:
Robert A. Armstrong to William Arnold.
surface right to Nightingale Lode Mining
claim. being lot No. 355. TIP. 3 n, R. : W.,
reserving all ore and minerals therein, etc;
$500.
Elizabeth W. Reed to Timothy Coyne, a
portion OF the Dives Lode Mining claim.
subject to certain exceptions; $3.50.
R. G. Chambers to Thomas T. Kent, a
portion of the west end of the Home Quartz
lode claim, in Silver Bow County; $500.
Marriage certificate OF Robert B. McLen-
nan and Miss Christina Ann McLennan, by
Lyman E Hanna, March IL, 1887.
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Judge Galbraith's decision in tho

Judge Galbraith's decision in the case OF
Moran, whom he sentenced to imprison.
ment in the County jall for contempt OF
court. is unquestionably a sound and
wholesome one. Common sense and com
mon justice deny to any man the right to
uporaid or abuse any judge while off the
bench Tor his acts while upon it, especially
curing the session OF his court. As a court.
'uoee dalbraith represents the law, and lis
majesty must be protected when assailed
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16
POETS OF ONE POEM.

Wolf, Gray. Wood worth, and Payue Re.
bored for . Single Poem.
An interesting list might be made of single
poem poets, and an instructive essay be writ.
ten on their lives and works. Single Speech
Hamilton made many speeches, though but
one has become famous. And Charles Wolf
wrote more than the Burial of Sir John
Moore" yet by this one poem will he always
be remembered. So, too, George Withers'
shall l Wasting in Despair" is only the best
known OF q large number OF poems-some Of
them quite equal to it, from . critical point
Of view. perhaps superior. Shirley would
hardly be rs'nembered by general readers but
for his fine ode. 1.-THE Glories of Our Blood
and State" Thomas. of Celano. would be
forgotten but for "Dies Ir@," and those great
national hymns. the "Star Spangled Banner"
the "Wacht am. Rbein," the "Marseillaise"
and God Save tho Queen" may be accounted
famous works Of single poem poets.
Many people who talk of Ben Jonson
would be puzzled to quote a single line except
from his Drink to Ne Only With Thine
Eyes" and. though Walters name is so well
known, he is more often recognized as the
writer Of tbe lines on a girdle than on account
of anything else. Thomson's Rule Britannia"
has earned him mora fame than his Seasons"
or his epitaph on Newton; and more people
know Gray's "Elegy" than have ever even
read his ~Odes." Samuel Woodwork wrote
~Tbe Old Oaken Bucket" but who wrote
@Ben Bolt" and The Old C~ontinentalsr
1t IS but seldom that one writer is fortunate
to produce two such well known
pieces as Camptelrs "Hohenlinden" and AYE
Of England; while Dibdin, though
wrote so much that once was popular, |
would be almostforgotton now but for ''Tonl
Such a list might he greatly pro-
Lady Ann Lyndsay's "Auld Robin
Gray" William Spencer's death of Gelert,"
md Gays "How Happy Could l be With
might all he cited, and many more;
nut enough has been said to show how little
wen the best critics can judge of a poets
by a single specimen, and bow much
lccident. if it can so be termed, of one happy
inc or one good melody may have to do with
he fame Of a writer who would otherwise be
Unknown These remarks apply with greater
orce to song writer's han to any other versi-
A good first line often make a song,
still more . good tune, without which,
indeed, it would fall comparatively into OBJ
WON. John Howard Payne only wrote the
lords, not the melody. of "Hone, Sweet
Henry Watterson in Courier
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16

The Labor bill before the New York Leg.
islature proposes an income tax OF 1 per
cent. on incomes Of from 50, OcO to So, 900,
2 per rent on from $4,000 to $40. 600,
and 20 per cent. on from $780, 900 to
800 900 and so per cent. on 500, 900
and upward
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16

has been adopted by New yorl
and Boston newspapers as a regular
slish word. 1t is an expressive one !,
nils a long-felt want in our poverty-s. ok.
On language. In these latter lave when
tho acquisition OF DOODLE sect 8 to he
the life aim OF SO many new words must be
occasionally coined to meet the drafts
made upon our limited vocabulary of rep
resentative nouns and adjectiyes.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16

The London labor leaders are taking q
novel way OF pushing forward labor organ
ization. They have had two or three hun
dred professions and several huge outdoor
meetings in squares and parks. Hynd-
q the leader, intends to follow out this
programme,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16

DR.. McGlynn's letter to the Rev. MI. Hol-
liday is what might be expected from a man
who entertains broad and liberal religious
views. 1t is an evidence that genius and
worth recognize their possession by anoth-
er and that truth and fraternal love are
not always shackled by bigotry. The letter
is a noble tribute of a noble man to the
memory OF one OF the greatest divines that
ever lived
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16

Since they have introduced "Lullaby'
into 1.-The Chimes of Normandy" and
Nearer, Ny God, to Thee" into Faust,
and THE Last Rose of Summer into the
"Mlkado," it's pretty hard to tell whether
you are attending a nursery. a prayer meet
ing. singing school or an opera. They ought
to draw the line somewhere Living
Church.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16

The eight-hour agitation is beginning to
take shape in several Western cities and
towns. The St. Louis carpenters have led
on with a demand for 5 cents per hour ad.
vance for nine hours per day. The brick.
layers have asked so cents and eight hours
per day. The stove-moulders want higher
wages, but expect to be locked out. The
st. Louis Trades and Labor Assembly
will be organized on Nav /,
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TO THE DARK HOUR.

IN shifting circles round the crescent moon
The silver clouds sail through the night away:
Anon, the solemn coming Of the day
VIII end my reverie Of love too soon.
Lone meditation is the only boon
For al who walk unwillingly lifes way:
l hate the daily dance Of death so CAV,
And fam would sit with thee and sadly Groom.
Dear thoughts, sad days. and dim old memorial
On sable wings are born adown the sky;
And from the silent shade In sanctity
The long lost faces of the dead do rise.
y. Dark hour. stay! still would I sit and sing
OF things and thoughts that day can never bring,
e. G.. Garthwaite in Tho Week.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of John G'Rourke, Deceased.
Notice IS hereby given by the undersigned, Ex-
ecutor of the last Will and Testament of John
ORourke deceased,t to the creditors OF anda all per-
sons having claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit them. with the necessary vouchers, with
in four months after the first publication of this
notice, to the said Executor st his place of
business, East Broadway street, Bntte City, in
the County of Silver Bow.
Dated March 18th, 1887.
EAMTEL MCLVILLE,
Executor Of the last Will, and Testament of
John O'Rourke. deceased.